Wilkes County Schools
Dean of Students/ Data Coordinator/Instructional Coach
Nature of Work
The Dean of Students/ Data Coordinator/ Instructional Coach works under general supervision
of the Principal to perform a variety of professional work including data analysis and testing
coordination at the high school. The position is responsible for test coordination at the school
level, analysis of assessment data, working with teachers to understand the data and coaching
teachers in identifying instructional strategies to improve instruction and student achievement.
This position also works as a mentor to the beginning teachers. This employee is responsible
for; including but not limited to directing and implementing discipline and attendance programs
of the school; building positive home-school relationships; guiding and counseling students. The
employee in this position will promote an effective learning environment, keeping the Principal
informed of emerging issues. This is an 11 month position.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for high school test coordination and testing training of staff at the school level.
Provide support to teachers in their classroom through coaching, modeling, and mentoring.
Provide mentor support to beginning teachers.
Create positive relationships with teachers and administrators.
Meet regularly with principal to determine school needs.
Coordinate and provide on-going staff development opportunities at the district and school
levels.
Communicate changes in the North Carolina curriculum to teachers and principals; develop and
implement curricular guides to facilitate instruction.
Meet with teachers during grade level planning to assist with data analysis, curriculum
alignment, instructional strategies, and assessment.
Assist teachers with lesson plan formats, lesson planning, and lesson plan reviews.
Facilitate data meetings with teachers as they analyze and make data driven decisions to
impact student achievement.
Stay abreast of research based instructional strategies by attending professional development
sessions and reading professional educational research.
Work positively toward meeting identified district and building improvement goals.
Assist with the creation of district benchmark assessments and data analysis.
Deals with student issues in cooperation with the Principal, Teachers, and Social Workers.
Contacts parents as needed.
Maintains and reviews student records related to discipline, attendance, and achievement.
Communicates regularly with all staff.
Maintains detailed accounts of working with students.
Communicates effectively with all middle and high schools, parents, outside agencies, and
other school district support personnel.
Maintains confidentiality.
Enforces school district and school policies and procedures.
Assists in monitoring and supervision of facilities.
Maintains a safe and orderly environment.
Assists with the supervision and monitoring of student activities such as lunch, class changes,
assemblies, concerts, dances and other events.
Develops and coordinates behavior managements programs.
Observes and documents behavior of individual students; maintains accurate logs of student
progress.
Works cooperatively with Social Services and Community agencies in accessing resources for
students and their parents.
Performs other related work as required.
Qualifications
Valid North Carolina Teaching Certificate required
Master’s Degree preferred
Minimum of five years teaching experience required
Record of positive classroom experiences
Knowledge of North Carolina curriculum
Ability to conduct professional development for teachers and administrators
Ability to disaggregate, interpret, and analyze assessment data
Success working collaboratively with colleagues
Communicate effectively with administrators, principals, teachers, and parents both orally and
in writing
Considerable knowledge of the county and school board policies, procedures, and standards
regarding K-12 education
Essential Job Functions
Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers,
SMARTBoards, document cameras, etc.
Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of
force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, statements, etc.
Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, statements, etc.
using prescribed formats.
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect
data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical
instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and
written instructions.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency
situations.
Requires the ability to talk and hear ideas by means of spoken word.
Must be able to communicate effectively.
Must be organized and detailed oriented.
Reports To:
Principal
FSLA Status: Exempt
Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level
of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be
interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of
employees in this job.